Exonerated Former Inmate Gets Master’s Degree
A New York man who spent 16 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit has received a master’s degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Jeffrey Deskovic, who was freed in 2006, received his diploma at a graduation ceremony on Tuesday.
Deskovic won $8.3 million for his wrongful imprisonment from New York and Westchester County. He used some of the money to start the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice to help other innocent people get out of prison.
Deskovic was a teenager when he was charged with killing a classmate. He was released after DNA linked the 1989 killing to another man.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of edition of Hamodia.
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